Edward "Red" Patterson was said to be a one time follower of Brooklyn waterfront gang leader Wild Bill Lovett. By 1932 he was known as a "petty and ambitious beer runner." His demise was the result of trying to force his beer into bars that were already buying from Anthony "Little Augie Pisano" Carfano.
On September 3, the ambitious bootlegger was in a speakeasy when some gunmen came in and opened fire. A bartender got in the way and caught the fatal dose of lead while Patterson was only wounded. His rivals caught up with him a few weeks later as he was exiting a second story room in a boarding house on September 20, 1932. As he stepped from the room somebody shot him in the back of the head twice. Once he was down, the gun was pressed to his skull and two more shots were fired. Red was out of the beer business.
Edward Red Patterson
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